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[ArtCharts] Inspired Astrology Newsletter: Total Eclipse-New Moon in Leo

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Total Solar Eclipse/New Moon in Leo: standstill and awed

New Moon in Leo [Friday, August 1 @ 6:12:26 am edt]
[Moon @ 9 Leo 32]
[Sun @ 9 Leo 32]
[South Node @ 18 Leo 31]

Click here for the New Moon chart on [ArtCharts] InspiredAstrology Weblog

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The Total Eclipse/New Moon is in Leo: standstill and awed:
connecting with your inner genius for possible group illumination.

There are times when we are awed. Eclipses are one of those times.

When we attend events, we gather in large groups to WATCH something. With perfect timing, this Eclipse coincides with the Olympics in Beijing while the Eclipse goes visibly through China, opening that country to the entire world. And as our attention goes to the main event, our minds quiet down, we stop talking, we stop thinking about what we need to get next, and we focus. On what? On someone or something doing something outside of time. We watch time stand still. We wait with baited breath as the athlete leaps through the air and does the impossible. And all together, we take a deep breath, we sigh, we are awed. We have witnessed someone going beyond what seems like normals boundaries to reach into their inner genius and do the undoable.

At the Eclipse, we watch the Sun and the Earth seem to stand still. We SEE the Moon reflected in the Sun. We SEE the planets in orbit, and they seem to stand still, just for a few minutes. We gasp, we are watching something much larger than ourselves. We are in awe.

And this experience of group AWE reminds us of our own inner genius. It opens a new doorway, a new consciousness arises. We have gone through something. We can’t go back.

Click here for a Solar Eclipse diagram on Wikipedia

But what does this Total Solar Eclipse mean? Astrologically, the inner planets — Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus — are in Leo, along with the South Lunar Node. This is a dramatic time. We are not in the mood for clever ideas, we don’t want to talk, we don’t need to get emotional– we’re in the mood to passionately pursue what we want.

This Solar Eclipse is conjunct the South Lunar Node (all Eclipses are conjunct either the South or North Lunar Node, it’s what makes them Eclipses), so we are literally full of ourselves. We feel there should be no limits to how much we can have. We want more and we may not feel much gratitude for what we have, or appreciation towards those who have given to us, dismissing it as nothing or not enough. We do not think we should have to count our blessings or be thankful because we are entitled to whatever we have, and should have that and more. Yet, this is one of those good ol’ ego beliefs that only serves to keep us stuck in a rut pattern. The Universe is not “supposed” to take care of us, so the feeling of entitlement is an irrational thought. When we expect the “The Universe” to take care of us, we give up our power to create change. We don’t take responsibility to find solutions, and we give up our personal power to be creative and effect change. When we identify with “the victim”, we ask for pity. Yet, pity is condescending. So when we are pitied, it stimulates our ego to become competitive, to prove it’s better, to get as much as it can so it has more than anyone else. But since we have already given the Universe the message that we have receive “nothing”, we receive more nothing. But this only happens because we are getting what we ask for! WE are asking for pity and we are getting it. Yet, pity feels controlling, so we reject it. The feeling others should take care of you is not even possible, because you can do that better than anyone.

As this Total Solar Eclipse goes directly through the Ascendant of Washington, DC, we receive the message that arrogance has misguided us. To think this is not a reflection of our own inner selves is further misleading. Not accepting our responsibility for how things are keeps us in denial, where we can comfortably blame whoever seems to be the culprit. Meanwhile, we forget to look at ourselves, the only place we can start the process of change. Yet, if our ego needs to always be The Best, we block the process of learning about ourselves. We can’t learn because we are in competition and have to know more, be better than anyone else, and we keep ourselves in a frantic state of trying to get more. People always ask me, “so what do I do?” First and foremost, are you giving your best to someone who doesn’t care or appreciate it? Are you hoping they will save you, protect you, or are they taking you for granted? If you’re always waiting for someone to give you more, your relationships will not be balanced because you are not involved in a balanced give-take relationship. You are trying to get as much as you can in a frantic manner, and disregarding what you are receiving. You are also glossing over the real source of all love, that starts with you. So start appreciating you! There must be something good happening for you. Notice it. Focus on it. Express something positive, step into your higher self and watch as new options open up. It’s Leo, be regal!

Blessings to you!

Ongoing Astrology Note: Chiron and Neptune are both in the 3rd decanate of Aquarius. And they will continue to travel together for the next few years, culminating in an exact conjunction in February 2010. You can read what I wrote about this long-term Chiron-Neptune conjunction on artcharts.

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Astro Tip of the Week: There’s a Total Solar Eclipse is next week, so it’s time to refresh our Eclipse knowledge. Here’s a link to an Eclipse diagram on wikipedia. Solar Eclipses occur when the Lunar Nodes, either South or North, are conjunct the Sun and Moon. A New Moon that occurs within 18 degrees 31 minutes of the South or North Lunar Node is a Solar Eclipse. If the distance between the New Moon and the Node is between 0 and 9 degrees 55 minutes, it is a Total Solar Eclipse. Between 9 degrees 55 minutes and 11 degrees 15 minutes of either Node, it can be Total or Partial. From 11 degrees 15 minutes to 18 degrees 31 minutes, it’s a Partial Solar Eclipse. The Solar Eclipse on August 1, 2008 is 8 degrees 59 minutes from the South Node, making this a Total Solar Eclipse.

This is Saros cycle 126, and 10S in the Brady method: suddenly, the path clears.